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Some City Statistics

Now, it’s difficult to compare a suburb with a city and treat them as if they are the same thing, because quite frankly, they’re not. But here we go, anyway. Georgia’s a bigger state; therefore, everything there is bigger. There’s more road space, larger houses, the works. The highway signs look a little different, but it’s the same deal. In fact, most of the driving in Georgia seems to be highways. There’s a loop highway that goes all around the state and back where it started. The highways can have up to 7 lanes. Even with this, though, there is a considerable amount of traffic seemingly in all parts of the day. The international airport in Atlanta is HUGE, so huge that they fit a train in there to get to different gate sections (A-E, baggage claim, etc.) After getting to the gate, there might be a whole lot more walking involved as well.

Public transportation and taxi stands are lacking in some areas of Georgia, such as Kennesaw, where I was staying. It was supposedly voted out. Beggars and homeless people were also banned out the main downtown area, making it quite a bit safer and less obtrusive. The downtown area is a beautiful area to be at night, and everyone there seems carefree. Pedestrians are a hard sight to find in Georgia, and everyone has a car. They allow 15 year olders to drive, I heard, but they have a zero tolerance policy with them. The taxi company of Cobb County seem to work by request, instead of having stands. That means you would have to call a taxi, wait a few minutes, then the rest is as usual. Taxis cost less there than they do in Boston, however. The houses in the suburban areas were huge for their price range, but it balances out as you need a car, literally. The crime rate in Kennesaw is low enough to be appealing, however, and with relatively low cost houses (the costs are increasing by the year), it seems like a calm place to settle down.

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